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Bricks & Banter What’s happening in the world of Residential Property & Conveyancing??? Property Lawyers Tom Parkinson of Rowlinsons Solicitors and Laura Cartwright of Bell Lamb & Joynson Solicitors take a light-hearted look at the challenges they face as Directors of their law firms and Department Heads, the issues facing conveyancers at the coalface and the property market as a whole. Get ready to listen to discussions and hear insightful interviews and captivating stories that inspire, in ...
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High & Low is a movie and film podcast that marries the upper crust with the leftover crumbs. Each episode, we discuss two movies connected by a theme of our choosing. One movie is "high brow" and the other is "low brow". The theme changes every week. It could be the same subject matter, director, writer, genre, politics, character name, on-site dentist, mother's maiden name or whatever it takes to make this concept work. Are you curious about the intersection of trashy cinema with A-list fi ...
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This is certainly one of the podcasts. Back for your listening pleasure! Hear friends of the pod @a_brick_interest, @tobias.whelan, and @mije_w discuss what it takes to have a money mindset.
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Spy vs. Spy - Licence to Kill/From Beijing With Love
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Don your bulletproof pants and join Vonn, Luke, and Mitchell on a top secret mission to exotic international locales. If the High & Low crew fail to watch two spy thrillers in the allotted time there could be dire consequences for civilization as we know it! First up on the dossier: Timothy Dalton's James Bond must face off against Robert Davi and …
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Teaser - Licence to Kill vs. From Beijing With Love
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Join Special Agents Mitchell, Vonn, and Luke, as they infiltrate deep into the heart of the spy thriller genre with a look at the James Bond adventure Licence to Kill (1989), and the Stephen Chow directed action-comedy From Beijing With Love (1994)! Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Rambling Along the Yellow Brick Road - Wizard of Oz/Oz the Great and Powerful
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Join Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn as they go over the rainbow to the magical land of Oz. Their first stop is Victor Fleming's 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. Tune in to learn about the absolute hell the studio put Judy Garland and the rest of the cast ( but especially Judy Garland) through to make the most beloved movie of all time. Then they veer off t…
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"The one with our first guest - Clare Yates!!! "
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The Bricks & Banter podcast is back for our fourth episode!!! In this latest riveting 😂 instalment we welcome the acclaimed Clare Yates as we explore the challenges faced by conveyancers and the advice she gives to manage professional relationships. We really, really enjoyed recording this episode and hope that you enjoy listening and laughing alon…
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Trailer - Wizard of Oz vs Oz the Great and Powerful
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A sneak preview for our upcoming full-length episode where we travel to the magical land of Oz and pit The Wizard of Oz (1939) against Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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My RSS feed hates me. Never should've been lost, but here is my hectic conversation with good friends @fallout_bricks and @cacomplient
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A previously lost episode is back! Not sure how it ever got removed, but here is my conversation with my great friend Sean @starconyx4.
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Peeping Tomfoolery - Rear Window/Disturbia
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Pull up a chair and have peek through the blinds with Vonn, Mitchell and Luke as they discuss two movies about peeping perverts who witness more than they bargained for. First up is Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 classic “Rear Window” starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, followed by D.J. Caruso’s 2007 re-imagining “Disturbia” starring noted human pile …
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Sneak preview for next week's full-length episode where we discuss two movies about peeping toms: Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" (1954) vs. the Shia LaBeouf vehicle "Disturbia" (2007) Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Black and White and Green All Over - Green Book/White Man's Burden
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Join Mitchell, Vonn, and Luke as they compact their colons with 26 hotdogs while watching the flatulence free film outing from Peter Farrelly, Green Book (2018), starring the inimitable Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali! Then, the High & Low gang go topsy-turvy in a whacky alternate dimension where black is white and white is black while watching …
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Join us for a sneak preview from the next exciting episode of the High & Low podcast, where we compare the Academy Award Winning Green Book (2018) with the near forgotten John Travolta/Harry Belafonte exercise in race reversal White Man's Burden (1995)! Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Dunces & Dragons - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves/Dungeons & Dragons
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You're going to need a bag of holding for this episode. Join Luke, Mitchell, Vonn and special guest Ryan MacIsaac as they embark on an epic journey though the abyssal plains of box office returns. First they delve into the underrated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023). A red wizard must have cast Nap on movie audiences in 2023 to cause …
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"The one that we nearly wanted to scrap and start again!"
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Welcome to Episode 3 of 6 of Bricks & Banter – the one that we nearly wanted to scrap and start again! 😂 After a long and tiring week at 4pm on a Friday we came up with this!! Note to ourselves - Monday is a much better day to do this type of thing after not visiting Soho the night before!! We really hope that you continue to get on board with what…
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Talkin' Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back/Masked and Anonymous
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Spark up a couple 'rainy day women' and join Luke, Mitch and Vonn as we discuss two films starring the American icon Bob Dylan. First up is D.A. Pennebaker's 1967 cinema verité documentary "Don't Look Back", which chronicles a young Dylan's concert tour in England as he was on the cusp of going electric. Next we roll into our "low" feature: Larry C…
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Teaser - Don't Look Back vs. Masked and Anonymous
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Samples from our upcoming episode where we discuss two films starring the American icon Bob Dylan. Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Dead Ring-a-Ding-Dingers - Artists and Models/Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
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Hello Vegas on a Saturday Night... Hello Vegas when the mood is just right! It's a ring-a-ding good time when Luke, Vonn, and Mitchell join Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis for cocktail hour in the comics themed 1950s musical Artists and Models. Then, the High & Low podcast crew find themselves in the deep jungle again for a some tribal tribulations wit…
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In this episode! I got the displeasure of speaking with @basedprion on Instagram. We had some hoots, we had some hollars. A must listen to episode if you ask me.Check out this episode's wrap-up post on our Instagram page. @bricks_and_banter
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Welcome to Episode 2 of Bricks & Banter – the one where we mention the C word……culture! We are absolutely delighted with the response to Episode 1 and all of the feedback & comments we have received from everyone who has listened and laughed along with what was our first Podcast. We have only gone and done it again though and Episode 2 is now avail…
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Playin' for Bonks - Above the Rim/Slam Dunk Ernest
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Hey, Vern! Join Podcast Sportsmanship Award runner-ups Luke, Vonn, and Mitchell as they consume replenishing sport drink with Marlon Wayans, Tupac, and Wood Harris in the third entry of Barry Michael Cooper's "Harlem Trilogy," Above the Rim (1994)! Then, hijinks ensue as the podcasting preeners sub-in the beloved Jim Varney for a second half filled…
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A little teaser for our upcoming high octane episode on Above the Rim (1994) and Slam Dunk Ernest (1995). Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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VRRRROOOOOOOM! Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn are off to the races today as they discuss the heartwarming, high octane animated classic Cars (2006) and compare it to the hunk of junk Wheely (2018). How long did it take to hose down the voiceover booth after Larry the Cable Guy was done with it? Who knew Mater was a Juggalo? Is human trafficking really a …
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A little teaser for our upcoming high octane episode on Cars (2006) and Wheely: Fast & Hilarious (2018). Vroom vroom! Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Join Luke, Mitch and Vonn on a monster of an episode where they discuss two kaiju films from the far east. First up is the OG klassic, Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla (1954). Tune in to find out who plugged the toilets, who’s been spotted with the Clintons and who gets heartburn from too much Oxygen Destroyer! Then, from behind the King of the Monsters wit…
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"The one that was supposed to be a pilot"
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Welcome to Episode 1 of Bricks and Banter - the one that was supposed to be our pilot and not released to the public!! We don't know how long this journey is going to last - but for now please listen and feel free to laugh at us or preferably with us - we know that we had a hoot!! Tom & Laura Many thanks to our sponsors Rowlinsons Solicitors and Be…
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A brief sample from our upcoming episode on Godzilla (1954) and North Korea's kaiju kult klassic Pulgasari (1985), produced by Kim Jong-Il! Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Cowboys and Imbeciles - The Wild Bunch/The Ridiculous 6
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW! Join Luke, Mitchell, and special guest Josh Young (The Pink and Black Playback, Look Who's Siskel and Ebert Now!) as they take the Oregon trail on a frontier adventure to the wild west! Uh oh, who will die of dysentery first? First, the fearless podcasters make a heroic last stand with William Holden and Ernest Borgnine in Sam Pe…
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Teaser - The Wild Bunch vs. The Ridiculous 6
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A brief sample from upcoming episode 15 of the High & Low podcast featuring The Wild Bunch and The Ridiculous 6, to be released on April 14, 2024. Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Bungle in the Jungle - Predator/Robowar
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Cornholes and collard greens abound when the High & Low crew take on a special mission deep in the jungles of [REDACTED] where they have 72 hours to watch John McTiernan's 1987 action masterpiece PREDATOR starring a Mount Olympus of beefy action greats: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura, and the late great Carl Weathers. Then, the group infiltra…
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A brief sample from upcoming episode 14 of the High & Low podcast featuring PREDATOR and ROBOWAR, to be released on March 31, 2024. Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Out For Femgeance - Lady Snowblood/Elektra
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Join Luke, Mitch and Vonn as they discuss female assassins on quests for vengeance in this ninja-rrific episode of High & Low. First we chat about hypertensive villains, bamboo wives and inappropriate naming conventions in the 1973 genre classic "Lady Snowblood" starring the amazingly talented Meiko Kaji. For our "low" pick we're talking 2005's Mar…
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A brief sample from our upcoming episode on female assassins, to be released on March 17, 2024. Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Bad Taste - Society of the Snow/Ravenous (Oscar Extravaganza!)
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This episode, Luke, Mitchell, Vonn along with special guest Charity Slobod host High & Low's First Annual Academy Awards Adjacent Extravaganza! To commemorate the occasion, we're (tastefully) discussing a couple of movies involving snow cannibalism. First up, we're whetting our appetite with J.A. Bayona's harrowing survival thriller Society of the …
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A "bite-sized" preview of our special Oscars episode where we talk about snowy cannibals in two very fine films: first, Netflix's 2024 hit about the miracle in the Andes, "Society of Snow"; Followed by a look back at the 1999 cult classic "Ravenous". Send us a textBy Luke, Mitchell, and Vonn
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Legend of the Laserblast - Heathers/Laserblast
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Join the sharing circle with Mitchell, Vonn, and Luke in a very special episode of the High & Low podcast where they discuss two films on the theme of... checks notes... Bullying? Is this right? That's right. First the fellahs take a trip back to high school with Michael Lehmann's 1989 black comedy Heathers starring Winona Ryder, Shannen Doherty, a…
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Toss an arm around Luke, Mitch and Vonn's shoulders as we chat about two coming-of-age films by the once-great director Rob Reiner! First up is the certified Sensitive Boy classic "Stand By Me" (1986) where we wax poetic about train tracks, vomit, mother jokes and non-toxic masculine friendship. Then, stay tuned for our most raucous discussion yet …
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Babblin' 'Bout the Bard - Throne of Blood/Macbeth
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This episode, Mitchell, Luke, and Vonn have a hurly burly and talk two radically different adaptations of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. On one side of the heath, we have Akira Kurosawa's claustrophobic masterpiece Throne of Blood (1957). Then we screw our courage to the sticking place and delve into 2006's Macbeth, Geoffrey Wright's modern-day tak…
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Talking Loud, Saiyan Nothing - Speed Racer/Dragonball Evolution
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Join Mitchell, Luke, and Vonn as they hop into the Mach 5 and set their pod on overdrive. This week, they're going to Anime-ville as they discuss two live-action adaptations: The Wachowskis high-velocity thrill ride Speed Racer (2008) and James Wong's universally panned Dragonball Evolution (2009). Just how many animals died in order to bring The W…
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Man-Splaining Method Acting - Tootsie/Female Trouble
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It's that time of the month again when Betty, Vonn, Mitchell, and Luke put their noodles together to man-explain two gender-bending cinema classics: the Award-winning 1982 Sydney Pollack hit “Tootsie” with Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray, and Teri Garr; and “Female Trouble”, the irreverent 1974 dark comedy from cult icon John Waters star…
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Sub-Zero Expectations - Jack Frost/Jack Frost
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Join Luke, Mitch and Vonn for a cozy fireside chat on this Santa-sized episode of High & Low. This December we watched two piece of crap movies to make your Yuletide gay! First up is Troy Miller’s $85 million bomb, Jack Frost (1998) starring Michael Keaton on a downswing. Here we learn that poodles are the sexiest dog, that white-boy-blues-rock mak…
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Orson's Norsemen - The Vikings/Erik the Conqueror
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Join Luke, Vonn, and Mitchell, and special guest Josh Young, in this very important episode of the High & Low podcast. Boys will be boys as the gang watches two village-razing viking flicks: Richard Fleischer's 1958 epic The Vikings, starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis; and Mario Bava's 1961 reimagining Erik the Conqueror, starring George Ardisso…
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Cops, Crooks, and Character Actors - 48 hrs./Double Trouble
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Join Mitchell, Vonn, and Luke while they learn some new words from master improviser Nick Nolte in Walter Hill's action packed 1982 buddy cop comedy 48 hrs. Then, listen as the High & Low crew pump iron and eat cheeseburgers (and definitely don't take any steroids) with the charismatic Barbarian Brothers in John Paragon's unparalleled 1992 action e…
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Going Deep on Dick - Minority Report/Screamers
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Light up a pinkie and brandish your sick sticks because Luke, Mitch and Vonn are talking movies based on the writings of Philip K. Dick! First up is Steven Spielberg's terrific Minority Report (2002). Then we take a trip up to Québec for Christian Duguay's considerably lower budget picture Screamers (1995), starring Peter Weller. Send us a text…
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The Joy of Grenade Arrows! - Rambo 2/Double Target
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Join Luke, Vonn and Mitchell as they do a tour of duty in the Namsploitation genre. Will those pencil-pushing bureaucrats let us win the war this time? Tune in to our discussion on the smash hit film Rambo: First Blood Part 2 (1985), and it's cheaper counterpart, Double Target (1987). Music by Frank Stallone! Send us a text…
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Demon Dilemma! - The Exorcist/Beyond the Door
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Join Luke, Vonn, and Mitchell as they vomit some split POD soup into your ears while discussing William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece The Exorcist… and another movie, Beyond the Door (1974). Send us a textBy Luke
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In this episode! I got the pleasure of talking with my good pal Rob, who goes by robby.g.lego on Instagram. We discussed his incredible progress within a year of modding, my petty trolling before we knew each other, and why he doesn't make good figures! Check out this episode's wrap-up post on our Instagram page. @bricks_and_banter…
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In this episode, I got the pleasure of talking to Andrew Pecovam the owner of Brick Affliction. Find him on Instagram here @pecovam_customs. Check out this episode's wrap-up post on our Instagram page. @bricks_and_banterBy Bricks & Banter
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In this episode, I got the pleasure of talking to YappenAllDayLong from Flickr who goes by @Olde_tymer now on Instagram. We discussed the biggest changes he has noticed in the community, why it's so different customizing in an age where there is a product for everything, we brainstorm ideas for a collaboration that is now underway, and so much more…
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In this episode, I got the pleasure of talking to Andrew Vu, the owner of @Avfigrues (on Instagram). We discussed his start in the community, what it's been like growing his business, future plans for expansion, and so much more! Check out this episode's wrap-up post on our Instagram page. @bricks_and_banter…
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In this episode, I got the pleasure of talking once again with my good pal Tanner, or as you might know him on Instagram as @detroitika. We discussed my upcoming casting venture that he plays a crucial part in, his efforts designing a camo for a recent Brickmania figure, future product ideas, and so much more! Check out this episode's wrap-up post …
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